8:32 PM,
Apr. 18, 2013

Kevin Terry and Krissy Dodge in Nashville Ballet's 'Romeo & Juliet.'

Written by

Fiona Soltes
| For The Tennessean

As Nashville Ballet takes the stage for an imminent production of "Romeo & Juliet," the hope is that the beautiful breathlessness will extend beyond the dance.

It's that feeling of "limerence" that CEO/artistic director and choreographer Paul Vasterling seeks - the overwhelming desire to have the object of one's affections return such devotion.

"This is about crazy, sexual, obsessive love, the kind that takes over your life," he says. "That's what I focused on: That wonderful feeling, the breathlessness of that, even though it ends in tragedy." ...